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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SNU profs to suspend treatment for one day
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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Hybe's multilabel system tested amid conflict with Ador
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Over-50s, men, single-person households take up majority of those filing for bankruptcy
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Ministry denies blame for Jamboree debacle
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10 Korean authors heading to London Book Fair
A total of 10 Korean authors will be participating in the upcoming London Book Fair Korea Market Focus, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea said.The writers are Hwang Sok-young, Shin Kyung-sook, Kim Young-ha, Yi Mun-yol, Kim In-sook, Han Kang, Lee Seung-woo, Kim Hye-soon, Hwang Sun-mi and Yoon Tae-ho. Kim Hye-soon is a poet, while Hwang Sun-mi is a children’s writer and Yoon is a webtoon writer. The cultural program was jointly organized by the London Book Fair, the Literature Translat
BooksJan. 28, 2014
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Macklemore says Lamar ‘robbed’ at Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Everyone felt sorry for Kendrick Lamar after the dazzling young rapper was shut out at the Grammy Awards ― even Macklemore, the guy who beat him head-to-head in several categories. Macklemore sent Lamar an apologetic text after winning in the best rap album category, one of two discussion-worthy moments the Seattle rapper engineered Sunday night. That was one of four awards for best new artist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and the one that sparked the most grumbling. “You got robbe
PerformanceJan. 28, 2014
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Enjoy culture for free on Wednesday
Jan. 29 is the nation’s first “indulge-in-culture” Wednesday, when public cultural establishments, such as museums, concert halls and palaces, offer free admission or whopping discounts. Dubbed “Culture Wednesday,” the program is part of a government plan to enrich the lives of Koreans, notorious for being workaholics, with arts and culture. It runs on the last Wednesday of each month.“We hope that people from all walks of life will be able to enjoy culture on Culture Wednesdays, to say the leas
CultureJan. 28, 2014
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Kim Dong-ryul to make comeback for 20th anniversary
Popular veteran singer Kim Dong-ryul announced that he will be returning to his fans with a new album in commemoration of his 20th year in the music industry. Kim posted on his personal Facebook page on Monday that he had just completed work on his next album and hopes he will be able to unveil the tracks sometime this year. “I have been looking at a number of songs that I had written several years before as well as ones that I’ve written recently, and even in one day my mind keeps changing back
PerformanceJan. 28, 2014
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Rachael Yamagata to hold live concert in March
American singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata will stage a live concert in Seoul in March.The concert is scheduled for March 14-15 at the Baekyang Concert Hall of Yonsei University in northwestern Seoul.Jazz-pop musician Emi Meyer, a friend of Yamagata, is slated to perform alongside the main artist.The concert, her fourth gig held in Seoul, is focused on delivering a “live acoustic” sound this time, so will exclude as much electronic sound as possible, according to Southern Star Entertainment, Ya
PerformanceJan. 28, 2014
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Hit film ‘The Nut Job’ to screen in Korea this week
The 3-D animated movie “The Nut Job” is set for release on Thursday in Korea, after becoming a huge success in the U.S. in merely two weeks.The film is a joint-venture with Korea, Canada and the U.S., though a large part of the production costs were procured from Korea. CEO Ha Hoe-jin of the co-producing firm Redrover said, “We aimed for the U.S. market as data showed 80 percent of the animated movies produced in the U.S. fared better than most others. The Korean animation market only accounts f
FilmJan. 28, 2014
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YG Entertainment seeks to headhunt top actress: report
Entertainment powerhouse YG Entertainment is reported to be contacting a string of big name Korean actresses including Choi Ji-woo for recruitment, a local media outlet reported on Tuesday. The veteran actress Choi Ji-woo, who recently made a comeback with the drama "Suspicious Housekeeper," held a meeting with YG Entertainment to seek a possible management contract, the local entertainment news TV report quoted several sources as saying. Insiders speculate that the meeting was the first st
TelevisionJan. 28, 2014
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CJ makes inroads into Vietnam
Vietnamese American film producer and director Charlie Nguyen (left), Vietnamese actor Thai Hoa.(CJ Entertainment)After its successful venture into the Chinese film industry last year, Korea’s CJ E&M Pictures is now set to make a foray into Vietnamese cinema, targeting audiences in the Southeast Asian country. The entertainment company announced on Sunday that it is producing two Korean-Vietnamese joint films, both of which will be released in theaters in Vietnam this year. One of the two films
FilmJan. 27, 2014
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A romantic comedy opera for Valentine’s Day
As February approaches, a rom-com opera is set to go on stage, armed with charm and humor. A local production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Cosi fan Tutte” will be staged at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts on Feb. 11-12, just in time for Valentine’s Day, starring the country’s young, up-and-coming opera singers. Composed by Mozart at the height of his fame and first performed in 1790, “Cosi fan Tutte” is a tale of two young soldiers who are goaded by a gentleman into a wager regarding thei
PerformanceJan. 27, 2014
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Cuaron wins DGA for ‘Gravity,’ gains Oscar edge
LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Alfonso Cuaron was awarded the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for “Gravity” on Saturday night, giving the lost-in-space saga an edge on the journey to the Academy Awards. In the recent bustle of Hollywood honors, “Gravity,” David O. Russell’s con caper “American Hustle” and Steve McQueen’s historical epic “12 Years a Slave” had been competing in the tightest three-way Oscar race in years. But Cuaron’s film now has the upper hand for the best-picture and dir
FilmJan. 27, 2014
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‘Ride Along’ pulls away from N. American box office rivals
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― Cop comedy “Ride Along” remained on top of the North American box office this weekend, estimated figures showed Sunday.The action film starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube easily outpaced its rivals for a second week in a row, earning $21.2 million in the United States and Canada, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations reported.In second place with $12.6 million was “Lone Survivor,” the Afghanistan war drama starring Mark Wahlberg based on the true story of a disastrous Navy SEAL
FilmJan. 27, 2014
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‘Brokeback Mountain’ opera staged in Spain
MADRID (AFP) ― Cowboys embrace in their underwear, singing in rich tenor and baritone voices in a modern opera adaptation of the Oscar-winning film “Brokeback Mountain” opening in Madrid on Tuesday.The tragic love story of Jack and Ennis, played in the 2005 picture by Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger, comes to Madrid’s Teatro Real in an English-language production that has drawn comparisons to Wagner.The Canadian bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch as the hesitant Ennis and American tenor Tom
PerformanceJan. 27, 2014
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Shinhwa to hold 16th anniversary show minus Andy
Shinhwa, the country’s longest-running K-pop boy band, will hold its 16th anniversary concert in March. However, because of the illegal gambling scandal that continues to plague member Andy, it was announced that he will not be joining the other five members for their yearly anniversary show. Last year, Andy ― along with a handful of local television celebrities including Tony An of H.O.T, Lee Soo-geun and Tak Jae-hoon ― was placed under investigation for participating in illegal online sports g
PerformanceJan. 27, 2014
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Daft Punk wins two top prizes at Grammys
LOS ANGELES (AFP) ― French electro duo Daft Punk took the two top prizes at the Grammys on Sunday, while hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were named best new artist at music’s version of the Oscars.The helmeted French duo ― who took home five trophies including best album and best record ― got music’s A-listers dancing in the front row at the 56th annual Grammy Awards, performing their catchy hit “Get Lucky” with veteran Stevie Wonder and Pharrell Williams.New Zealand teen songstress Lorde
PerformanceJan. 27, 2014
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Ga-in goes explicit with new single
Brown Eyed Girls member Ga-in has made her solo act return with the prerelease single “Fxxk U,” featuring rapper Bumkey, from her soon-to-be-released third EP album “Truth or Dare.” Ga-in first piqued fans’ attention after releasing an erotic teaser of the “Fxxk U” music video, showing the singer’s silhouette behind a steamy shower curtain with a man who was later revealed to be actor Joo Ji-hoon. The sexy 19+ R&B track was released at midnight Tuesday and marks the singer’s solo return, followi
PerformanceJan. 27, 2014
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Big Bang to release new album this summer
After returning from its six-city, 16-concert Japan Dome Tour where the five hallyu stars of Big Bang performed in front of 770,000 Japanese fans, leader G-Dragon announced the group’s plans to release a new album. The group recently held three performances at Seoul Olympic Park’s Gymnastics Stadium from Friday to Sunday, drawing in around 36,000 local fans. On the final night of the “2014 BIGBANG +α IN SEOUL” concert series, G-Dragon announced to the audience that the group is working on its ne
PerformanceJan. 27, 2014
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Japanese indie film draws over 100,000 viewers
The latest movie by Japanese master director Hirokazu Koreeda has surpassed the 100,000 mark in attendance, a big success for an indie film, a market tracker said Monday.Released on Dec. 19, "Like Father, Like Son" has attracted 101,403 moviegoers to local theaters through Sunday, 39 days after opening, according to data from the Korean Film Council.The movie is about two families who discover that their six-year-old boys were switched at birth.In South Korea, an art-house film is considered a b
FilmJan. 27, 2014
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Lee Min-ho and Park Shin-hye are an item: Chinese media
Rumors resurfaced Sunday that Lee Min-ho and Park Shin-hye, who costarred in SBS’ hit drama “The Heirs,” are a couple. A slew of Chinese media outlets said that the two stars had been secretly dating for two months, but did not provide solid evidence or details. The agencies of the two stars flatly denied the reports as “nonsense.” “The news circulating in China is absolutely groundless. The media outlets have not offered any grounds or comments of the sources to underpin their rep
TelevisionJan. 27, 2014
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Macklemore, Ryan Lewis win 3 rap Grammys
Though the rap committee at the Grammy Awards almost ousted Macklemore & Ryan Lewis from its categories, the breakthrough act won three rap Grammys on Sunday.The duo's debut, “The Heist,” won best rap album, beating efforts from Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Kanye West and Drake. Their hit song "Thrift Shop'' won best rap song and rap performance in the hours before the telecast of the main awards presentation.Macklemore & Lewis are also nominated for album and song of the year. A source told The Assoc
PerformanceJan. 27, 2014
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Fingers, miniature sets, and one’s greatest loves on screen
Belgian choreographer and dancer Michele Anne De Mey has been with her partner, filmmaker Jaco Van Dormael, for the past 13 years, raising four children together. Their highly ambitious, interdisciplinary performance “Kiss & Cry,” set for its Seoul premiere in March, is the couple’s first professional collaboration together. The result is an emotional account of one’s past, especially ex-lovers, which combines miniature sets, “finger dance,” film, text and theater. The title of the show was take
FilmJan. 26, 2014